HTML injection in Frappe allows cross-site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Frappe before 13.52.0 and 14.x before 14.31.0 contains an HTML injection flaw caused by weak escaping of user-supplied content rendered in pages. An unauthenticated remote attacker can submit crafted HTML that bypasses the escaping, and it is rendered in the browsers of users who view the content, enabling cross-site scripting (CWE-79). User interaction is required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Frappe before 13.52.0 and 14.x before 14.31.0 contains an HTML injection vulnerability caused by weak escaping of user-supplied content rendered in pages. Attackers can submit crafted HTML that bypasses the insufficient escaping and is rendered in the browsers of users who view it, enabling cross-site scripting.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Frappe to version 13.52.0 or 14.31.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA frappe (frappe) Fixed in 13.52.0, 14.31.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54408
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-j2cw-j8pf-626h
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More frappe vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-54408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2cw-j8pf-626h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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